A 'hummer backlash' today, with small-car drivers sneering at hummer owners, may someday become a 'mechanized transport backlash' with those of us walking (or lucky enough to own a mule) sneering at those gluttons with the plug-in hybrids. It's a matter of perspective here...
shrug.  and the hybrid might be the car that stays in the garage while you walk for most trips.  It's a matter of perspective here...